The Dragon's Egg

The party reached Srilkind with no further trouble from fish demons or anything else. There was a brief interaction with Eskel's family, in which Matthew received a doll from Eskel's younger sister Tyra, and then the party made for The Hooded Crow, and inn in the small village.

At The Hooded Crow, the party overheard an unlike tale of bear wrestling from a young girl trying to earn a silver for her meal. Baldhart approached the girl and introduced herself. The talkative young girl introduced herself as Burnbright and struck up a fast friendship with Baldhart.

Shortly afterward, Nodrick and Aliron introduced themselves to the group.

The party set sail from Northport on the Bladnir, captained by Bior Gullisson. Passengers on the ship included Rydh, Baldhart, Cadell, Ankari, and Matthew, each traveling to the trouble in the north for their own reasons.

The Bladnir was set upon by "fish demons" en route to the small northern port at Srilkind. The passengers and crew defeated the demons, though with some cost—a ship's boy named Eskel was lost in the fighting, as was a rather unliked sailor named Aghi.

Despite helping to save the ship, Rydh is confined to his quarters for the remainder of the voyage as the captain is worried his use of magic will spook the crew. The passengers learned of the disappearance of Aslaug, high priestess of Gefjon, and of the Taint that was spreading across the northlands.